Kantheesangal or Qadishangal () are two of the many common Malayalam (and its English) renderings of a Syriac term meaning 'the holy ones'.
In the Oriental Orthodox churches of Kerala, this term refers to Mar Sabor and Mar Aphroth, while the Catholic Church in Kerala uses the term to refer to Saints Gervasius and his twin brother Protasius.St. Gervase St. Protase
Etymology The term comes from , meaning saints with the Malayalam plural suffix .
The Kantheesangal and St. Thomas Christians
Circa AD 825, Persian bishops, Mar Sabor and Mar Aphroth of the Church of the East arrived in Kerala, establishing many churches, many of which were later consecrated after them under the name Kantheesangal. However, after the Synod of Diamper, most of these churches were later reconsecrated, either to all saints or to the Catholic twin saints Gervasius and Protasius, as Sabor and Proth were not considered saints of the Catholic Church.
Churches dedicated to the Kantheesangal in Kerala The Catholic Church Syro Malabar Catholic Church Ecclesiastical province of Ernakulam-Angamaly Major Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly
Saints Gervasius and Protasius Synod Church, Udayamperoor Saints Gervasius and Protasius Church, Akaparambu
Ecclesiastical province of Changanassery Eparchy of Palai Saints Gervasius and Protasius Forane Church, Kothanallur
Roman Catholic Church Syro Malankara Catholic Church The Oriental Orthodox Churches Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church Diocese of Angamaly
Mar Sabor and Mar Afroth Church, Akaparambu
Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church
See also Gervasius and Protasius Mar Sabor and Mar Proth
References
External links The Kantheesangal church where the synd of Diamper was held. Qadishangal church at Akaparambu. St's. Gervasis & Prothasis church Kothanalloor .